MASS SCHEDULE
Monday-Wednesday 8:00 AM
Thursday 7:00 PM
Friday & Saturday 8:00 AM
Saturday Vigil 4:30 PM
Sunday 7:30 & 10:30 AM
Temporary Administrator
Rev. David Mary Engo
Religious Education:
Carole LeBlanc [email protected]
Director of Music:
Patricia Saviet
Parish Secretary:
Celeste Allain [email protected]
89 Main Street
South Grafton, MA 01560
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Thursday 6:00 PM and Saturday 4:00 PM
Or call the rectory for appointment
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Baptism is celebrated on the Third Sunday of the month at
12:00 PM. Call the rectory to make arrangements.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Couples planning for marriage should contact the rectory
one year prior to the wedding date.
CARE FOR THE SICK
Please contact the rectory if you know of anyone who is
hospitalized or confined to home because of age or illness.
During this difficult and uncertain time, the Sacraments are
not available in the way that they have been, but please call
Father David if you have any questions or concerns.
Parish Office Hours: M-F 8:30AM-2:00 PM
(The secretary is currently working from home)
We are a Stewardship Parish
TIME ◆ TALENT ◆ TREASURE
508 839-5354 • FAX 508 839-5430 • Religious Education Office 508 839-6800 • Web: stjamesgrafton.com
Saint James Parish
SAINT JAMES CHURCH SOUTH GRAFTON
Father David has begun celebrating Masses keeping to
the guidelines recently outlined by the governor and the
Bishop. More information is available on our website or
Father’s recent email or the letter you received.
Saturday, May 30
8:00 AM Souls in Purgatory
4:30 PM Armand Morin by Al Lapan
Sunday, May 31
7:30 AM Robert Cardin by his wife, Alice Cardin
10:30 AM Parishioners of Saint James
Monday, June 1
8:00 AM Souls in Purgatory
Tuesday, June 2
8:00 AM Souls in Purgatory
Wednesday, June 3
8:00 AM Souls in Purgatory
Thursday, June 4
7:00 PM Stella Lipinski by her children
Friday, June 5
8:00 AM Souls in Purgatory
Next Saturday, June 6
8:00 AM Souls in Purgatory
4:30 PM Month’s Mind, Armand Morin by his family
Blanche & Kenneth Grenier by Janet Isabelle
Bertha & Oliver Dumas
By Mr. & Mrs. Philippe Lavallee & family
Next Sunday, June 7
7:30 AM Patrick, Peggy, Ray and Tommy Cadrin
By Peter & Elaine Wojnar and family
10:30 AM 32nd Anniversary, Mary Chase
By Philippe and Maryann Lavallee
Due to the holiday
Financial figures will be available next week.
Although we are now once again able to attend Mass,
many of us are still not able to go. You can mail a check to
the parish office in your donation envelope or a plain
envelope. Please do not send cash through the mail.
We have set up an online giving option through our
website. Please consider using this method in place of
mailing or hand delivering your donations. Thank you
to those of you who donate to Saint James this way.
THANK YOU!!!
GOSPEL MEDITATION
Pentecost Sunday
You can feel so small standing by the seashore. The
vastness of all that is before you expands much farther than
your eye can see. What is happening on the other side? As
tides continue to ebb and flow, what occurs as they come
and go remains largely a mystery and the effects of their
presence unknown in your sight. Yet, things are moving
and changing as you gaze upon the water, as the thumbprint
of their presence is left behind. The greater the wind and
wave, the greater the effect. But even a gentle breeze leaves
its humble mark upon the seashore on which you stand. The
smallest pebble still makes a ripple in the great blue
expanse of ocean waters. It doesn’t need to be big.
You never know the full impact of your smallest gesture
or simplest of words. A yes or no, agree or disagree, here or
there, this or that can influence time and history in ways
you may never know. The Holy Spirit is like that: fierce
and torrential, and then almost still and silent, creating and
recreating nonetheless. Coming as a gentle breeze or a
gusty wind, God’s Holy Spirit continues to move over,
around, and into the waters of our lives. The Spirit brings
fruit and unknown possibilities to what we humbly bring
with us and that same Spirit eventually brings all to
fulfillment in Christ.
The first disciples didn’t have much. They possessed
simple faith and a willingness to go into unchartered
territory with a love of their friend-God, humble offerings,
and knowledge that they were not alone. This allowed them
to do amazing things with very little. Do you believe that
you are being led and that you have a purposeful life? We
often do not realize our value because we do not think that
the little we have is good enough. How wrong we are! A
little flour mixed with water and embraced by a prayer of
blessing transforms simple offerings into the magnificent
Eucharistic presence of God. If the Holy Spirit can do such
amazing things with these humble gifts of the earth, even
more can happen with you. Don’t underestimate the value
of the smile you gave a stranger, the door held open for an
elderly widow, the listening ear offered to one who was
lonely, the tolerance given to the wounded soul who is
angry, and the loving shoulder you offered as a cradle
under the head of someone in pain. Modest gifts offered
with love can be transformed by the Spirit into wondrous
blessings you may never know. It’s Pentecost. Trust. You
are not alone. ©LPi
I will be returning to the parish office
on June 1st and will resume my regular
office hours. If you should need to see
me there, I ask that you wear a mask.
Please take care of yourselves and pray
for us all. Celeste
PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 31, 2020
Registration for Next Year Online registration can be done at stjamesgrafton.com. for
next year’s Religious Ed classes. Please take a moment to
register your child(ren). Please call or email if you have any
questions! Thank you to those who have already registered.
Ministry Opportunities at Saint James: Thank you to all those who have stepped forward to
teach Religious Education on Sundays next fall! Classes for
grades 1-5 will be taught on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am
before the 10:30 am Mass. Grades 6 and 7 will be held on
Monday evenings, unless someone would like to teach on
Sunday mornings. We still need teachers for grades 5
through 7 so if you would like to volunteer please contact
Carole, our Religious Education Administrator, by
emailing her at [email protected]. Besides teachers,
we need aides and subs. Thank you in advance!
THE HARVEST FAIR NEEDS YOU!
While we are all living a “new normal” and many of us
are staying at home, please don't forget that our fall Harvest
Fair could use your help. We are in great need of crafts.
Any type of craft will do. Jewelry, signs, floral
arrangements, wreaths, scarves, knits, crochets, gifts in jars,
etc.
We are also looking for any new item or gift certificate
to restaurants or any business for the Silent Auction. Many
places have been hit hard so we don't know how many will
donate this year. By purchasing an item or gift certificate
from one of our local businesses, we can give them the
support they definitely need right now.
The Buy-A-Basket table looking for your help. In need
of baskets size medium to large, Please.
NO Easter baskets. need neutral, fall, or winter tone
baskets. If you'd like to donate an already
filled themed basket, that would be ideal. Also, if you have
any items or could purchase items that
they could use to help fill the baskets that would also be
wonderful!
The Fair is our big fundraiser for the year and if we each
do our part we will again have a great Fair. We certainly
can use the funds for our beautiful Parish. Fr. David has
been working so hard since he got here. We would love to
show him our gratitude with a great Harvest Fair.
Thanks in advance for your generosity,
St. James Harvest Fair Committee
Let’s Raise Our Voices Together!
We would like to invite you to join our New Adult Choir.
We will be singing every Sunday morning at the 10:30
Mass. When we sing, we are praying, we are joyful and we
are sharing our faith with our parish family.
Everyone is invited! Please email Tricia at
[email protected] if you are interested.
We will keep you all informed on dates and times as we
move forward. Let us all pray for this time apart to end
soon so that we can once again join together in God's
house.
Tricia Saviet
PARTNERS IN CHARITY APPEAL We are conducting our Annual Partners in Charity
Appeal through the mail or through direct donations online
through the Diocesan website. Thank you. Once again, the
goal for our parish is $40,000.
GIFTS/PLEDGES $19,940.
BALANCE FOR GOAL $20,060.